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Logisches Pisa-Ergebnis
(Logical Pisa result)
Newspaper | Appenzeller Zeitung
Date | 15.12.2016
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | childhood, research/study, school, social media, texting, word/writing, youth
Summary | The Pisa study shows that Swiss students have decreasing writing and reading skills. This is not suprising considering the high percentage of foreign heritage children in Switzerland, the many national languages and distinct dialects, and the fact that children learn two foreign languages while still in primary school - let alone the dubious influence of new media, texting, social media, and so on.
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Junge schreiben - mehr als je zuvor
(Youths write - more than ever)
Newspaper | Appenzeller Zeitung
Date | 29.1.2016
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | code-switching, language threat, research/study, school, smartphone, social media, spelling, texting, word/writing, youth
Summary | There is a public hysteria about how youths are no longer capable of spelling correctly or writing appropriately and skillfully. All this is seen to be caused by new media such as smartphones. BUt young people today write far more than previous generations did: they post on social media and text every day. The only difference is that this writing culture is very informal and colloquial. Researchers however assume that one cannot simply state that this spoils their writing skills generally, most students are easily capable of code-switching from informal registers to a formal register appropriate for school.
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Geldstrafe für irreführende Emoji
(Fee for misleading emojis)
Newspaper | Appenzeller Zeitung
Date | 24.5.2017
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | emojis, law, misunderstanding
Summary | A man in Isreal sued a woman over misleading emoji use. The woman had expressed interest in the man's house for rent with the use of many emojis such as the Champagne bottle and then did not follow through with renting the house. The court decided that the woman would have to pay a fee equivalent to CHF 2000.
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